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Obol - Hntruma Kadyanda
| Issuer | Lycia, Dynasts of |
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| Year | 410 BC - 390 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, rendered in archaic Greek style. The Attic helmet covers the skull and cheek, with the neckguard visible. The portrait is set in high relief against a plain, slightly irregular field typical of early Lycian coinage. The flan is small and compact, consistent with the obol denomination. |
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| Reverse script | Lycian |
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Kadyanda was one of the lesser Lycian dynastic centers, situated in the highlands above the Xanthos valley. The dynast Hntruma — also rendered Ntruma in some die studies — remains poorly documented in ancient sources, known almost exclusively through his coinage. These fractional silver pieces represent the smallest unit of account circulating in a region where dynasts asserted independence through coin issues even as Achaemenid Persian authority nominally extended across Lycia throughout the fifth century.